, 1887-03-10

w. III. Upson, of st. Paul, special
agent for Riley Bros, railroad news
contractors, is in the city stopping at
the Arlington.
Money to loan on city red estate
and improved farm lands at lowest
rates. Apply to the Northwestern
u Pacific Mortgage company
1t is comforting to people lking in
the western part of town to zee the
progress made in the past two or
three days in sidewalk building.
People who can spare the tine are
gathering buttercups to send to their
friends in the ice-bound east Will
Maxwell had hat full of thm yes
terday.
Geo. X. Reed will now turn his at
tention to raising blooded stock, he
having fine collection o. horses
now. George will do we'll in that
business.
1t has been n week since the fire.
Time that the blackened ruins were
being removed for brick block.
That Is the proper way to eface all
such signs Of wreckage.
Some portions of the streets about
town are in disgraceful condition.
They should be scraped as soon as
possible. If not attended to the dust
will be beyond endurance next sum-
mer.
DR.. Westfall wishes 1t understood
that he will not be q candidate for
denomination for councilman of the
third ward, as he will be absent from
the city the greater part of the COM
ing year.
Jack Burnham, an old time miner
and prospector, is down from the
north where he has been working q
claim for the past year. He reports
very fiattering prospects where he is
engaged.
j. n. Squier has decided to tear
down the n. p. building at the cor
ner of Mill and Main streets, and
erect upon the lot large and credi.
table hotel. Work will probably
commence in few weeks.
That enterprising citizen, +. A.
Domke, will erect very handsome
brick-veneered residence of large
dimensions in Brownies addition
this spring. 1t will be second to no
building in that part Of the city.
j. w. Hollinshead will arrive in
this city on or about the Goth of the
present month with q magnificent
collection of bloOded horses and cat
tie. If you are thinking of buying
anything of the kind just wait until
he arrives and make your selection.
The ladies of the NJ. T.. church
have in preparation the cantata Gun
der the Palms" The singers are all
requested to meet for rehearsal ut the
church on Friday evening. 1t is eX-
pected to give the public rehearsal
on next Thursday evening, when the
music loving public will enjoy rich
treat.
Bob Stoaksbury and Jack Lemon
expect TO leave to-day for the Sal
mon river mines, where they. are in
terested i'm some of the best CLAIMS
in camp. The boys managed to en-
tract n good deal of Joy from their
visit to the Falls and 90 back well
fixed to put IN suminer's work.
Horace l.. Cutter, cashier of the
First National bank, who has been
enjoying recreation of few weeks
at his old home in California, re-
turned to the city yesterday accom-
panied by Mrs. Cutter, Mrs. Frank
II. Moore, who has been spending
the winter ut Portland and Miss
Sherlock.
+. l.. Prescott, the young gentle
man who is head clerk in the post
Office and whose departure east Il
short time ago for the purpose of
embarking in a matrimonial venture
was duly mentioned, returned to the
Falls Yesterday accompanied by Il
better half. May Mr. and Mrs. Pres
colt live long among the people of
this city and enjoy prosperity and
felicity.
The council held meeting last
evening to consider the extension
of fire limits. 1t was animating but
not conclusive. The discussion pro
and con waXed warm and was
lengthy, both sides of the case being
represented by able legal authority
in the persons of Frank Graves and
Allen X Munter. a remonstrance
against the mill was presented. The
council took an adjournment until
next Saturday night when the case
will be decided.
j. III. Boyd " Co. have started in
work on the extension of the sewer
in dead earnest. The excavation
from Mill to Post street is>flled in
and brigade of shovel handlers are
scooping out the trench from Mill to
Howard street. Work will now pro-
gress right along without further de-
lay. 1t will keep two of our princi-
pal thOroughfarcs turned upside
down for month or 50, but the pub
lie can stand it if for nothing more
than the looks of things. It's pro-
gress, you know, and people can suf-
fer all manner of Inconvenience
from that source.
There are messages ut the Western
Union telegraph Office for Mrs. Maria
Johnston and Joe Weber, Jr.
There have been parties i'm the
city waiting for weeks for the open
ing of the lake. Their wait is now